Am 13.06.2013 16:45, schrieb Bill West: > Johannes Rohr <jorohr <at> gmail.com> writes: > >> >> Dear GNOME maintainers, >> >> while I do use adblock plus with Iceweasel, it seems a bit arbitrary to >> me that the gnome meta package declares a dependency on it. Adblock plus >> is not part of the GNOME desktop. In addition, it pulls in iceweasel >> which also isn't. What is the rationale behind this decision? >> >> Until now, I had assumed, that the policy regarding Debian's GNOME >> desktop was to closely reflect the official GNOME desktop as defined by >> upstream. I see that the gnome metapackage is not totally strict on >> that, but still, most packages which are not part of the official GNOME >> release are suggests or recommends, not depends. Why this exception, for >> a package which isn't even based on the GNOME platform? >> >> BTW: I do keep on using adblock plus myself, however, there are some who >> dislike it since the developer has begun to generate revenues through >> paid-for exclusion from the filter lists for some types of ads. >> Therefore, as I understand, some people are now using different adblockers. >> >> So I would suggest to at least lower the dependency to suggests, if not >> to drop it from the dependencies altogether. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Johannes >> >> > > > I agree completely with Johannes. I use Debian/Linux because it is not > Windows and I want to control what is installed on my computer. My opinion > is that anything that is not strictly required in order to make a package > work should not be a dependency, only a recommendation. I don't want ads to > be blocked, I don't want extra code bulking up my tools, and I don't want to > have to even think about having to disable some functionality that I never > wanted installed in the first place. Then don't use the meta packges (they are empty and don't provide any functionality). Then pick and choose to your liking. Michael -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth?
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